Bend Man Arrested After Shots Fired In Domestic Dispute -12/20/24

Date: Dec. 20, 2024 

Case #: 2024-00073946

Incident: Suspect arrested after shots fired during domestic dispute

Date / Time of Incident: Dec. 19, 2024 / 9:07 p.m. 

Location: 61000 block of Manhae Loop, Bend 

Arrested: Jacob Tyler Franke, 37-year-old Bend resident

Offenses: Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Menacing, Coercion, Pointing a Firearm at Another, Assault IV, Recklessly Endangering Another Person 

At approximately 9:07 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19, Bend Police responded to a report of a domestic dispute involving a firearm in the 61000 block of SE Manhae Loop. 

When officers arrived, they found a woman and three children outside the residence. The family members reported that the man, identified as 37-year-old Jacob Tyler Franke, had fired two rounds from a handgun and was still inside the home.  

Officers applied for a search warrant to enter the home, and the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team responded to the scene and cleared the residence. They found no one inside but did find evidence of shots fired inside the home. A search of the surrounding area for Franke was unsuccessful. 

At approximately 8:10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 20, Bend Police learned Franke was at a friend’s home in the 3600 block of NE Desert Juniper Lane. Officers set up a perimeter. The friend left the residence in a black Tesla at approximately 8:25 a.m. with Franke as a passenger, and the driver pulled over on Hamby Road near Paloma Drive. 

Franke cooperated and was taken into custody at 8:28 a.m. He was lodged at the Deschutes County Jail on suspicion of unlawful use of a weapon, menacing, coercion, pointing a firearm at another, fourth-degree assault and recklessly endangering another person. 

CORRECTED UPDATE: Gun Recovered In Attempted Armed Carjacking (Photo) -12/09/24

UPDATED: Over the weekend, Bend Police officers continued their investigation into this incident, including searching for the firearm used in the attempted carjacking. While reviewing video surveillance, officers found evidence of Drake attempting entry into a home on SW Hayes Avenue. After an extensive canvass of the area, on Sunday Bend Police located the handgun on that property. 

Drake was contacted at the Deschutes County Jail and cited on additional charges of suspicion of first-degree attempted burglary and felon in possession of a firearm. He remains in the Deschutes County Jail.

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Date: Dec. 6, 2024

Case #: 2024-00071161

Incident: Man arrested in attempted armed carjacking

Date / Time of Incident: Dec. 5, 2024 / 7:23 p.m. 

Location: 300 block of SE Reed Market Road, Bend 

Arrested: Matthew Carlton Drake, 24-year-old Klamath Falls resident

Offenses: Robbery I, Attempted Unlawful Use of a Motor Vehicle, Menacing, Unlawful Entry into a Motor Vehicle, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Theft I, Pointing a Firearm at Another 

At approximately 7:23 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4, Bend Police responded to a 911 call of an armed carjacking in the 300 block of SE Reed Market Road.

When officers arrived, they spoke to the victim, a 48-year-old Bend resident, who reported that she had been approached by an unknown man who pointed a gun at her and ordered her out of her vehicle. She ran from the vehicle, taking her keys but leaving her cell phone, and while on a family member’s phone called 911, reporting she could see the suspect in her car. 

When police arrived, the victim’s car was where she had left it, but her cell phone was gone. The victim provided a detailed description of the suspect, and officers, including drone operators and K9 Billy and his partner, began searching for the suspect. 

After an extensive search, officers located the victim’s phone in the nearby McDonald’s parking lot. At approximately 8:26 p.m., a Bend Police officer located the suspect, identified as 24-year-old Matthew Carlton Drake, in the parking lot of AutoZone Auto Parts in the 1300 block of South Highway 97. 

Drake, who had recently arrived in Bend from Klamath Falls, was taken into custody and transported to the Deschutes County Jail on suspicion of first-degree robbery, first-degree theft, unlawful entry into a motor vehicle, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, menacing, unlawful use of a weapon, and pointing a firearm at another. 

The firearm has not been located. 

Bend Police wish to thank the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon State Police for their assistance on this incident.   

UPDATE: One Arrested In September Dispute Involving Firearm -12/05/24

UPDATE: After an extensive police investigation, Bend Police and the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team on Thursday served a search warrant and made an arrest in the shots fired case from September. 

Bend Police and CERT arrested Lawrence Branden Rodriguez, 29 and of Bend, at his apartment in the Stillwater Crossing complex. Officers served a search warrant at the apartment, seizing multiple firearms and ammunition. 

Rodriguez was arrested on suspicion of unlawful use of a weapon, felon in possession of a weapon, unlawful possession of firearms, first-degree harassment and second-degree menacing. 

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Date: Sept. 2, 2024 

Case #: 2024-00051095

Incident: Shots fired after dispute

Date / Time of Incident: Sept. 1, 2024 / 10:15 p.m. 

Location: Romaine Village Way and Ridge Drive, Bend 

Offenses: Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Menacing, Aggravated Harassment

At approximately 10:15 p.m. on Sunday, Bend Police responded to a report of a weapons offense near the intersection of Romaine Village Way and Ridge Drive. 

The victim reported that he’d been driving a golf cart away from his business when he saw a man and woman on a nearby private property. According to the victim, he pointed a flashlight in their direction and told them to leave the property. There was a dispute about trespassing, and as the victim drove away the man fired two shots. Two 9mm casings were found at the scene.

There was a large police presence in the area as officers investigated the incident. 

The investigation is ongoing and police have not identified a suspect at this time. If you have any information about the incident, please contact nonemergency dispatch at 541-693-6911. 

Bend Man Dies In Crash On Bear Creek Road -12/05/24

Date: Dec. 5, 2024

Case #: 2024-00070982

Incident: Bend man dies in crash on Bear Creek Road 

Date / Time of Incident: Dec. 4, 2024 / 7:22 p.m. 

Location: Bear Creek Road and Dean Swift Road, Bend

Deceased: Anthony David Cardonia, 27-year-old Bend resident

At approximately 7:22 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4, Bend Police responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Dean Swift and Bear Creek roads in NE Bend. While en route to the call, officers learned that one of the vehicles had caught fire. 

When officers arrived, they found a 2006 black Toyota Tacoma engulfed in flames. Multiple officers attempted to suppress the fire with extinguishers and to open the driver's door, but due to the fire and damage to the door, they were unable to remove the driver from the truck. 

A preliminary investigation determined that a 2021 black Ram pickup was traveling eastbound on NE Bear Creek Road when the Toyota Tacoma, driven by 27-year-old Anthony David Cardonia, traveling westbound, appeared to cross into the eastbound lane. The vehicles crashed nearly head-on. 

The Ram’s driver broke the Tacoma’s driver’s side window and attempted to pull Cardonia from his truck before officers arrived. The driver and passenger of the Ram were treated at the scene for non-life-threatening injuries. 

The roads in the area were icy at the time of the crash.  

The area around the crash was closed for approximately four hours while the Department’s reconstruction team investigated the scene. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.